This sermon was preached on 17 July 2013 during our Business Devotional Meeting led by Welson Ang.

1. Business Devotional Meeting
17 July 2013
The Riverwalk

2. Business Devotional Meeting
• Purpose of Devotional Meeting
– Gather of business people in the marketplace
– Sharing of biblical principle in business context
– A platform to garner support from one another
– Spiritual growth

3. Business Devotional Meeting
• Meeting will be held on the first and third
Wednesday of every month
• Sequence of meeting
– 7:30pm to 8:30pm
• Praise & Worship
• Sharing of the Word
• Fellowship

4. R E S U L T S
By Welson Ang
Achieving

5. RESULTS
RE-COMMIT
EXPECT SUCCESS

6. Seek Partners

7. R E S U L T S
• What is partner?
– a person who shares or is associated with another
in some action or endeavor; sharer; associate.
• Partnership right from the start
– Gen 1:3-26
– “Let….”

8. R E S U L T S
• Benefits of partnering
– Genesis 2:18 (ESV)
– Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man
should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.”
– Ecclesiastes 4:9 (ESV)
– Two are better than one, because they have a good reward
for their toil.
• Can you name some benefits?

9. Partners can either make you OR break you.

11. R E S U L T S
• How do you seek the right business partner?
• 6 basic things to look out for (outwardly)
1. Values
2. Common Goal
3. Commitment
4. Expectations
5. Financial Position
6. Complimentary Strengths

12. R E S U L T S
• Inwardly?
• Examining the personalities of Holy Spirit
– friend, comforter, helper, intercessor, advocate
(advisor), counselor and strengthener.
• LET
– Lean
– Encourage
– Trustworthy

13. I don’t know
music
Understand your audience

14. R E S U L T S
• To understand is to know and comprehend the
nature or meaning
• Audience are the spectators or listeners
assembled for a common objective.

15. JESUS is all time Greatest Preacher

16. R E S U L T S
• Jesus preaching attracted enormous crowds
• Bible often records the positive reactions of
those crowds to his teaching.
• Example
– Matthew 7:28
– Matthew 22:33
– Mark 11:18
– Mark 12:37

17. Why?

18. R E S U L T S
1. Began with peoples needs, hurts, and
interests
– Basic message must be good news
– People flock to good news
– Start with interest, moving towards objective

19. R E S U L T S
2. Jesus related Truth to Life (put into context)
– Transform NOT inform
– Practicality and simplicity
– Clear, relevant, and applicable
– Less ought-to, more how-to

20. Exhortation without
explanation leads to frustration

21. R E S U L T S
3. Jesus spoke to the Crowd with an Interesting
Style
– Entertaining
– Tell stories (can name some stories Jesus told?)
• Holds attention, stir emotions and helps to remember
– Use simple language
– Rather be clear than complex

22. RESU…LTS to be continuedWhat’s NEXT?